"But when I narrow the squad down I will be looking at players who have plenty of experience at worldwide level going into this game against Austria".

A lack of experience is the reason for Sean Maguire absence from the Republic of Ireland squad according to manager Martin O'Neill.

Burnley defender Kevin Long has received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the matches against Mexico, Uruguay and Austria. O'Neill acknowledged the 32-year-old is "in great form at the moment".

Shane Duffy is also named despite not playing for the last two months.

O'Neill will be without the services of a number of key players, including Seamus Coleman (leg), Ciaran Clark (knee) and David Meyler (knee). Thos unfortunate out are Greg Cunningham, of Preston, and Cillian Sheridan, who is in fine goalscoring form with new club Jagellonia in the Polish league.

Zidane unsure on Bale´s Madrid returnThis season, Real Madrid won against Sevilla the UEFA Super Cup and they also knocked out them in the Copa del Rey. Three games over the next eight days will determine if Madrid can end Barcelona's dominance of La Liga.

O'Neill's side take on Mexico in New Jersey on 1 June, before hosting Uruguay at the Aviva Stadium on 4 June. It will give us a chance to get the players on the pitch and work together.

Yankees put Chapman on DL with rotator cuff inflammation
Chapman told the Yankees he had a similar condition in 2012 when he pitched for the Reds, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney. The Yankees also recalled right-hander Chad Green from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to Sunday's doubleheader.

Labour loses out as SNP and Tories snap up seats
She said: "We will speak up for the millions of Scots who have had enough of the uncertainty and division of the last few years". And the SNP have not had any difficulty increasing their vote in local by-elections during the last two years.

Bottas joins F1 Finnish stars with Russian GP win
Hamilton, whose bid for a fourth title last season was wrecked by reliability issues, finished 36 seconds behind the victor . Raikkonen's radio transmissions have become a thing of F1 folklore and the Finn provided much hilarity again on Sunday.

Warriors' Kerr returns to practice for 1st time in 3 weeks
And just just settle in on like three stops in a row - let's get three stops in a row and the push will come from that. After the game, Stephen Curry acknowledged the importance of Kerr's presence and the value of his message at halftime.

State Dept.: Assad using crematorium to hide atrocities
But they also said Russian Federation and Iran are aware of the facility, and accused them of complicity in Assad's war crimes. Satellite images provided by the State Department shows a prison complex that has been modified to host a crematorium.